Justin24 said:
I'm not going to venture as to what Muhammad would do (since I don't believe in his divinity). Likewise, I believe that Moses and Noah are mostly figures of mythology. I believe most "Mosaic Law" was written by agents of Persian King Cyrus the Great, who, rather than forcing his subjects to convert to the state religion, Zoroastrianism, would instead subvert local religions and change them beyond recognition to ensure loyalty. Much of Mosaic Law echos Avestan purity codes, who themselves likely have origins from the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations.
As such, I'm not surprised that Jesus defied Mosaic Law, much to the anger of the Pharisees.
But as to whether Jesus or Mary would support gay rights, Mary makes absolutely no theological positions in the Bible, and if you believe in Marian apparitions, she has never once spoken out against it. In fact, much of her messages are generally quite consistent with Protestant ideas of faith over good works. Her apparitions have always emphasized faith, repentance, and prayer in a general sense.
In terms of Jesus, he also never spoke out against it, and there's a scholarly question mark regarding the Centurion and his "servant/slave" in the gospels. It was not uncommon in the Roman era for centurions to have a male slave lover. The original Greek in the Gospel of Mark uses a word that could also be translated as meaning "slave" in a homosexual context.
Of course, it's inconclusive from a textual standpoint, whereas logic dictates that a Roman official of any kind would never show any concern for a run of the mill slave that they weren't having sex with. However, if their relationship was of a sexual nature, Jesus never once condemns the centurion, and, instead, commends him for his faith and love.
Melon
melon has already explained in detail what he believes Leviticus actually says.
That is not considered gay. Seeing a guy getting Rammed from behind like in Brokeback would be considered gay. (no I am not bashing people)
